How often has the Guadalupe River in Texas flooded before? Apparently, it was well known to be a dangerous, frequent flood prone area for many years

Who was sleeping at the switch? I suspect this tragedy could have been avoided!

Let me also guess, these annual floodings occur predominantly during certain periods of the year when camping by this river should be avoided! It appears the article below forgot/omitted to dig into the question of seasonality.

"Kerr County Judge Robert Kelly on Friday called the Guadalupe “the most dangerous river valley in the United States,” as rescuers scoured low-lying areas for victims. 

More than 20 counties make up the Guadalupe River Basin – nine of them lie entirely or predominantly within the basin boundaries. We looked at flood events recorded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that occurred within those nine counties to get a sense of how often floods impact the area. ...

Some years have more floods than others, but not a year has gone by since 1996 – as far back as the database goes for flood events – without serious flooding in the Guadalupe River Basin.

"Texas, far and away, is one of the most flood-prone states," ..."

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